Careers at St Kilda FC represent a unique opportunity in football.  Our club fuses elite performance with the creative, progressive, and human centred spirit of St Kilda, our birthplace of 1873.  We encourage big thinking about community and how football can bring about meaningful change.  We also encourage bold thinking about people and what it means to belong. 

We value generosity, sharp thinking, sporting excellence, and daring to evolve.  Others equally equipped with heart, smarts, and guts can join us to connect people through inspiring football, thriving community, and fresh experiences that reflect our definitive spirit of St Kilda.

As a proud AFL foundation club, we are fiercely committed to taking the Saints to our supporters and members in fresh and exciting ways and reconnecting with them. We firmly believe we are heading in the right direction and we invite you to join us.

Reporting to the General Manager Finance & Administration, we are seeking an experienced Finance Manager who will provide support to the General Manager Finance & Administration in the preparation of financial results for the St Kilda Football Club and related entities, as well as being a key business partner to the wider executive team in driving strategy and growth within the organisation. 

As a member of our middle management team, this leadership position is charged with managing the financial integrity of the organisation and is responsible for many of the financial accounting process relating to the club. This role is responsible for a wide variety of tasks including playing a key role in the annual budgeting process, completing regular sales forecasting, creating new reporting processes and business tools and analysing performance, trends (internal and external) and business opportunities. Above all else this role supports a variety of internal stakeholders in order to business partner and adds valuable commercial and financial insights into the activities of the organisation.

To be considered for this role you will have:

• Degree in accounting or commerce or equivalent business experience;
• 5-8 years’ relevant experience in a similar role or business analyst role;
• Proven experience in leading teams including the ability to delegate, empower and engage employees and to lead organisational change;
• A strong personal brand, including displaying well developed personal values, integrity and a commitment to professionalism and accountability;
• Exceptional financial acumen with strong financial accounting/reporting knowledge;
• A flair for analysis and problem solving with a proven ability so articulate financial data and learnings to a non-financial audience;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including a commitment to open, honest, two-way and frequent communication;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup and macros.

It is also desirable you will have:

• Experience in AFL football or a similar sporting organisation
• Experience with gaming venues
• Prior use of Microsoft Great Plains

Please note this role will require weekend work and may be subject to relevant pre-employment checks.

To express your interest, please submit your resume with a one page cover letter to careers@saints.com.au by Friday 18^th September.